A/N: A new chapter for KazaChi SSL fic of mine once more. Thank you for waiting. Hope you enjoyed(not sure what to say anymore lol XD)
I don't own any the characters nor the cover image. But I do own the story and ideas.
Warnings: OOC-ness, typos, grammar errors
Chapter 3
"Oh no.. it's pretty crowded here," Chizuru said, after she finally arrived in cafeteria. A lot of student boys were fighting to buy the food. The food is really good in Hakuou Academy, and the best part is, it's also cheap too. The brunette couldn't herself but to feel bad for Inoue. No matter how many times Inoue telling them to stop fighting, the student boys kept fighting and ignored Inoue.
Good thing I made sandwiches in early morning, she thought herself, looked at her bento box happily. If she hadn't brought any food, she wouldn't have make it to buy the food for lunchtime.
I wonder where should I eat.. she thought once more, took a looked around the cafeteria, realized there's no place she could ate.. Can't be helped but I have to sleep somewhere else. But where...?
"Oh, that must be him." The tanned-skinned man said, pointed at the boy who had a same appearance as Kaoru. "Yo, new student~"
Chizuru turned around and met two high school guys with different clothes and started to wonder are they actually in Hakuou Academy too...?
"Um.. yes?" she spoke lowly.
"So you're Yukimura Taiki, right?"
Chizuru nodded.
"Yup, it's him, alright. You should come with us, then." Shiranui grinned widely, then held his hand tightly and pulled him to leave the cafeteria.
Chizuru began to become panic, felt a little feared about the man that holding her. "Wh-where are you taking me to?! Pl-please, I don't have enough money. I only have a bento.." she said, and tears almost starting to fall on her cheeks. What does this man wants from her...?!
The red-head man then sighed and held Shiranui's shoulder to stop. "Shiranui, wait for a moment. This boy scared because of your attitude. We should explain to him everything first."
"Huh? Why is that, Amagiri? Doesn't he tell us to take Taiki to his room immediately?" Shiranui spoke.
"Yes, that may be true. But it'll be best if we told him everything before we take Yukimura-dono to his room."
The tanned-skinned man sighed heavily, finally let the boy's wrist go and crossed his arms under his chest. "Fine, fine. Do what you want.."
Amagiri smiled kindly to his friend, then bowed to the young boy respectfully. "I apologized for my friend's attitude. He's always being impatient when it comes doing some task."
"Hey, since when I let you told him about me!" Shiranui yelled, but the red-head man ignored him.
"My name is Amagiri Kyuuju, and this is Shiranui Kyou. It is pleasure to meet you, Yukimura Taiki." Amagiri introduced him and his friend to the brunette.
"O-oh..!" Chizuru nervous, bowed to him back. "I-It's very nice to meet you too, Amagiri-senpai, and Shiranui-senpai. I apologized to you too for being misunderstood.."
"Anyway Yukimura-dono, we would like you to come to his room. He would be very happy to eat with you."
"He? Who is it?" she blinked. She didn't knew who is this he.. Have she met this he? Does she know this he? Should she just follow those two?
Amagiri could only smile and chuckled quietly. "You will find out soon. What do you think, Yukimura-dono?"
"Well.." she took around the cafeteria once again, there isn't any place she could eat.. And her only option is she has to go to this his room and eat with this he. She faced to Amagiri once again and nodded in agreement. "Alright then. Lead the way then."
The red-head man nodded, started to walk out from the cafeteria. Shiranui and the brunette then followed him too.
I wonder if this is a good idea though.. she thought herself and sighed quietly. She wanted to eat together with her childhood friend, Heisuke, though she couldn't refused to these.. odd men. She felt really bad if she did refuse to go with them.
After they finally arrived, Amagiri knocked the door before he spoke.
"Kazama-sama, we brought him here."
Kazama..? As in.. the President?! Chizuru looked above the entrance of the door and the room was titled as 'The Student Council Room'. Her almond-brown eyed then became widen in shocked. Of all the places she ended up, why the Student Council room?! Thinking about Kazama she remembered how she bumped into him and fell on the President, lying down on him a little moment because how good his body is.
Her cheeks suddenly turned red every time she remembered of that memory.
Wh-what should I do?! Is he still mad for letting me lied down on his body? He must call me for punishment..! What will Kazama-senpai going to do to me?
As she thought about the blonde-haired President, Shiranui moved his head to Chizuru's ear and whispered to her quietly. "Kazama is also known as Oni President, you know."
"O.. Oni President?"
The tanned-skinned man nodded and grinned. "Yup. If anyone did something to him, even in accident, he would call them and gave them a horrible punishment in his room."
"H-Horrible punishment?!" Chizuru exclaimed, began to fear of the Oni President now.
"Enough, Shiranui." Amagiri sighed, as he waited for Kazama's answer.
"Stop making a false rumor about Kazama-sama."
"Eh..?" Chizuru looked confused, and then heard the tanned-skinned man laughed maniacally. "So, it's not.. true...?"
Amagiri looked somewhere, who was in a deep thought for a moment. "From what I've heard from other classmate, there's one boy who's making fun of Kazama-sama on purpose, in the end, the boy ended up getting execute from school by Kazama-sama."
"E-Execute from school?!" that's even worse than Shiranui's rumor.
The tanned-skinned man laughed once again. "Oh man.. I didn't know this could be hilarious...!"
"Stop joking around.." Chizuru whined. "Does the rumor about the President really true?"
Amagiri remained quiet, couldn't figured out of whether the rumors about Kazama is actually true or just a false. While Shiranui crossed his arm behind his head, then gave a smirked to Taiki.
Why do I end up getting myself into trouble..., she thought, sighed heavily once again.
After a long silent then, Kazama finally answered.
"It's open. Let him come in."
At that, Amagiri opened the door and letting the brunette came into the Student Council room first.
Chizuru was a bit nervous as she entered the room. She took a looked around and amazed of how fancy the Student Council room is. Everything is so... rich. All the furnitures looked so expensive. She tried to be more careful so that she won't get herself trouble... again.
"So you've come," Kazama said, sat on the luxury chair, looked at the brunette in front of him.
Chizuru nodded slightly, and greeted him, "It's good to see you again.. Kazama-senpai."
The blonde-haired president smirked, eager to have some fun with the new student boy. He then faced to the idiotic twins.
"That's all for you two. Amagiri, take Shiranui somewhere else and leave us alone for a moment." He ordered.
"That's it?!" Shiranui exclaimed. "You just gave us your-so-called-top-secret-mission and want us to leave you two love birds?! Kazama, you bas-" before Shiranui could say anything, Amagiri pulled him off from the Student Council room and shut the door, letting Taiki and the President alone.
This is definitely Hell...!
Here she is, standing in the Student Council room, alone with none other than the fearful Oni President. It would be alright if Amagiri and Shiranui stayed here as well. But being alone with him? She doesn't want that!
"Hey."
Chizuru startled, and faced him surprisingly. "Y-yes!?"
"What are you waiting for? Just sit there and eat already." He pointed a place that he could sit, took a sip of tea.
"B.. but..." she muttered herself, couldn't let herself sitting on the luxury sofa. She would accept it if Kazama let her sat on the cold floor. But she doubt it that he will.
"Stop complaining and sit already." He said, and there's a hidden of cold tone this time. He couldn't stand letting the brunette stood there like an idiot.
"O-Okay..!" she said without hesitated as she could heard a sound of growl from the President again.
It might be best if she obeys him. Or else, she might be in trouble already..
She opened her bento box and grabbed her sandwich, tried to munch it as fast as she could. I have to eat quickly. I don't want to be with Kazama-senpai alone too long..! she thought to herself, munching instantly but politely.
Not long after that the brunette noticed the President stood up from his chair and walked toward to her, sat next to Chizuru closer. She began to feel nervous, feared of what would the blonde-haired man's going to do to her.
"Wh-what's wrong, senpai?" she blurted out, trying to move away from him, but Kazama held her wrist instantly.
His face then moved near her and gazed on her almond-brown eyes. She could felt herself paralyzed as she looked at those crimson-red orbs. She wanted to push him away, but her right hand had been hold by the President. Even if she uses her left hand to push him away, she doubt it that Kazama would leave her.
Wh-what should I do..?! Chizuru thought herself, and then closed her eyes tightly. The longer she looked at those ruby eyes, the panic and nervous she's gotten. What does the President going to do to her?
Then, she could felt something wet below her lips. Curiously, Chizuru opened her eyes slowly, then widen like a saucer.
Kazama held his cheek gently and licked Taiki's below mouth slowly.
Chizuru didn't knew how it feels though. However, Kazama should have felt disgusted since he just licked her and disguised herself as a boy! Does the President likes boy instead of girl?
He doesn't feel ashamed getting close with a boy even if I pretend myself to be a boy..
After he finally licked, he moved his face away from Taiki and gave a smirked on his face. "There's a crumb of bread on your face. So I clean it up."
Chizuru's face then turned red and wiped off her below lips where the President licked her. "Wh-what was that for?!" She exclaimed.
"There's crumb bread on your face." He repeated once more. "You should be grateful that I clean it up for you." Kazama grinned once more.
"Y-you should wipe it off!"
"That wouldn't be fun though."
Chizuru turned her head away from Kazama, her face was still in deep red, and feeling embarrassed getting licked by a boy.
Decided to get away from the room, but Kazama gripped Taiki's wrist once more, while the other his hand of his gripped his chin so that the almond-brown orbs could see nothing except the President's crimson-red eyes.
The brunette couldn't helped herself but began to feel fear of what's going to happen to her after this. What would this man going to do to her? Her heart starting to pump swiftly, hoped that Kazama wouldn't hear how loud her heart pumping is.
As his face tilted to Taiki's closer and slowly, and…
Shiranui opened the door without even knocking and said, "Hey Kazama, I forgot to tell you something about the Student Council meeting that.." his words then lost as soon as he saw what he shouldn't have seen it.
It was his opportunity to leave the Student Council room quietly, as the President and Taiki didn't realized of his presence. Without a doubt that Shiranui is definitely going to have a nightmare this night. He wouldn't have thought he could able to see two men as close as Kazama and Taiki! But more importantly, does the arrogant President have a thing for the new student?!
I don't even know Kazama is gay…!
Chizuru make a moved as Kazama's nose almost touched with hers;
"I-I gotta go now. The class is almost starting!" she spoke out loud, in which, Kazama's head tilted backward, relieving the brunette a little. As the President lets her hand go, she stood up from the couch, bowed politely before she took a leave, and said, "Thank you for letting me eat here, Kazama-senpai,"
As she was about to leave, the President called her, "Tomorrow, come to the Student Council room again in recess."
The brunette didn't said anything, but her cheeks turned into deep scarlet and turned her head away from Kazama, took a leave without any answer.
After Taiki finally left, Kazama couldn't help himself but to grin. "I'll take that as a yes."
"I should take the Music club then.." Chizuru spoke to herself. After the school, the brunette decided to join a club. One of a club that's been in her mind is music. She has always loved music and especially piano.
When she was a child, her parents used to teach her to play it. She hasn't played the piano for years now so she would like to join the Music club to play that instrument once again.
"This must be the room." She took a closer looked on the room and it titled as Music room. She opened the sliding door and met a few members of Music Club. There isn't a lot of students who joined the Music club though. She expected to have a lot of members.
Not a lot of boys interested in music, eh? she thought to herself.
"Yukimura-kun, is that you?"
A familiar voice spoke to her, the brunette turned around and surprised to meet him in the Music club.
"Sa-Saitou-senpai!" Chizuru exclaimed.
"What are you doing here?" the stoic man demanding to know why Taiki's here.
She could almost whimper because how cold Saitou is. But she tried to speak without sobbing. "I.. I came here to join the Music club."
At that, Saitou's eyes became widen, his stoic expression changed into shocked and surprised. "Join.. the Music club?" he repeated from Taiki, couldn't believed of what he'd heard just now.
Chizuru tilted her head slight in confused. "Um.. yes...? Shouldn't I be here?"
Saitou became panic and waved his hand in multiple times. "No, no. I'm really glad to see someone join the Music club." He stopped waving, and then spoke to Taiki confident this time.
"You must have interest in music too."
Chizuru couldn't helped herself but couldn't stop looking at this man. Deep inside her, she was... happy. She's happy that Saitou no longer spoke to her in cold way. Especially that smile. Saitou has a very beautiful smile. The longer she looked at his smile, she's glad to join the Music club.
"Ah.. yes," she finally answered as she noticed that Saitou's smiled suddenly faded away. "I used to play the piano when I was a child. So I would like to play it once again."
"I see..." Saitou smiled to Taiki once brunette took a looked around the Music room, and something bothered her so much..."Um.. Saitou-senpai, can I ask you something?"
"What is it?"
"Why there aren't a lot of students in Music room? Are they sick or something?"
Saitou's expression then changed into gloomed. He hated to explain this, but since Taiki is the new member of Music club, he has to tell him.
"These are.." he paused. ".. the only students who join the Music club." answered disappointedly.
Chizuru looked around the Music room once more, there's only 5 members of Music club included her. "The only.. students?"
Saitou nodded slightly. "Yes. It's really disappointing. I ask Kondou-sensei to have a permission to have a Music club, he lets to have it. But in the end, not a lot of students join the Music club.."
"Saitou-senpai..," she whispered the stoic man's name. She couldn't helped herself but to feel bad about it. Saitou must have wanting the student boys to join the Music club. In the end, not a lot of them interested in music. They're prefered sports more.
Without thinking, Chizuru held Saitou's hands tightly, which shocked the violet-haired man. "Don't give up, Saitou-senpai!" she spoke tightened her hands to his even harder. "Even if not a lot of them interest in music, I would definitely play the piano as a member of Music club and for you."
Saitou's eyes widen once more. This boy in front of him is the first one who could ever said it about music. He has always loved music and wanting to create a Music club so that everyone could understand how special the music is. But as he finds out of how many the members of Music club joined, it really disappointing him a little. But hearing an encouragement from Taiki made him felt violet-haired man smiled Taiki once more, but warmth this time, and nodded in understanding. "Thank you for.. cheering me, Yukimura."
The brunette feels the need to smile back to him.
"So," Chizuru lets her hand go and decided to change a subject. "What instrument are you good at?"
"Well.."
Before Saitou could respond, someone interrupted them. "Saitou, the practice is about to begin. We should prepare ourselves already."
The violet-haired man nodded. "..Right." His eyes laid on Taiki, and spoke in apologetically way. "I'm sorry Yukimura-kun. But maybe next time we can talk about this."
"Ah.. of course! I wouldn't mind at all."
"Who is this, Saitou?" A male student spoke, looked at the unfamiliar boy.
"My.. my name is Yukimura Taiki, from class B-49. It's pleasure to meet you." Chizuru said, bowed in respectful way.
"Oh, so you're Taiki that I've heard about from Ibuki." He spoke with a gentle smile. "Anyway, my name is Susumu. Yamazaki Susumu. I'm in a same class as Saitou."
"Same class as Saitou..?" she looked at him confusedly. She didn't think she'd met him when she introduced herself with Saitou and Okita before..
"By looking on your face, you must be curious why I wasn't around with Saitou and Okita, isn't it?"
"How.. how did you know…?" Does her face really can tell that easily?
"Your face really easy to read, that's all." Yamazaki said. "Anyway, it's because I'm a member of Health Committee, working along with Sanan-sensei, I don't really have a free time with Saitou and the others."
"Oh.." …Hold on, did.. did he'd just say he working with Sanan-sensei too? As in, the Sanan-sensei who used most students like a guinea pig?! Why would a person like him could worked with that freak…?!
Yamazaki can see how frightened Taiki is after hearing of 'Sanan'. He must have heard the rumors about that mad doctor already…
"Please, don't think of me like Sanan-sensei, alright? I won't take you to the infirmary for the sake of Sanan-sensei's odd experiment." He explained. "He can be quite creepy sometimes, but he's very kind and caring as well. Just.. don't drink a red liquid from him, that's what I want you to know."
"O.. oh… I try my best not to drink it then." Chizuru spoke quietly. She didn't knew what is this red liquid about, but it be best if she shouldn't know about it.
"Now then, might as well if we're starting our practice." Yamazaki changed the topics. Speaking about Sanan sure made Taiki felt unease..
"Right!"
After the music practice, it was Chizuru time to return home already. But as she near to the gate of school, someone called her.
Her eyes widen in surprised, shocked to see Saitou once again.
"Saitou-senpai."
"You're going to return home, I presume?"
The brunette nodded.
"I'll walk home with you then.
"Eh?!" Chizuru blurted out loud. She never expected a stoic senpai like Saitou would like to take home together with someone like her.
"Does it bothered you?" He looked at Taiki uncomfortably, as if Taiki refused to walk home with him.
"Ah.. n-no… It's not that." Chizuru shook her head instantly, trying not to let Saitou a little misunderstood. "It's the first time for me to walk home with someone like you, Saitou-senpai. Still, I'm very glad to walk together with you actually."
"Is that so?" the violet-haired man sighed in relief, he didn't knew why, but somehow, he was quite relief that Taiki accepted to go walk together with him. If he refused to walk home with him, he might felt a little disappointed about it. "Well then, let's go."
Chizuru nodded, began to walk on a way to her house.
There was a very awkward silent all the way to get to her house, and the brunette felt unease of not able to talk about something with this stoic man. Then again, their conversation might be uncomfortable then..
She was a bit shocked as Saitou began to speak:
"Yukimura-kun."
"Y-yes?"
"I.. would like to apologize about morning just now."
"Morning.. just now?" Chizuru tilted her head in confusion, then, remembered what happened between both of them. Saitou was a bit cold in the beginning.
"I answered what he asked for."
"I'm not good in talking much. So I apologized once more if I was being rude back then." Saitou spoke quietly, and his cheeks were turned into a slight scarlet, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Don't worry, Saitou-senpai." Chizuru said. "I was scared a little when you're being rude and cold to me. But seeing how kind and gentle you are, I don't think you're being a rude to me or something like that. And I'm also happy that everything is misunderstood."
His eyes began to wide. He was surprised, not just Taiki had forgive him.. it was also because of his smile. His smile was very kind and cute as well. Saitou couldn't help himself, but his cheeks began to burn in red once again.
"Well.. I'm… I'm glad that you've forgiven me, Yukimura-kun." He muttered under his breathed, as he covered his face with his palm of hand.
Chizuru looked at him in confusion, as to why does the violet-haired man needed to cover his face all of a sudden.
After a couple minutes then, they finally arrived to Chizuru's house.
"Thank you for taking a walked with me to my house, Saitou-senpai." The brunette bowed politely.
"It's nothing, really. This is my way to show my forgiveness of how rude I was this morning just now." Saitou said, smile kindly. "See you tomorrow then, Yukimura-kun."
At that, he took a leave and waved his hand to Taiki. Ever since he had apologized to the young boy, he felt a little much better since for a whole day in school, he couldn't helped himself but to blame himself for being rude to the new student boy.
Thank you… Yukimura-kun.
Chizuru and her two childhood friends Sen and Kosuzu were now in their usual date place, at the garden park. Every weekend, the brunette would go out and spend times together with the Suzuki siblings. In their usual dating, they would start a conversation of how their school life are and so many things.
"So then, Chizuru-chan, how's your new school life?" Sen began to ask.
"Well.." Chizuru spoke. "The school is really fine and I have a lot of friends too." As she stopped, she remembered how her first day in Hakuou Academy.. There were a lot of awkward happened to her every time she met some boys.
But she would never forget of how she met that President. Meeting that man is one of the most awkward than any other boys. Especially how close he actually is when she disguised herself as a boy. What's been in her mind that doesn't he felt disgusting getting closer with another boy?
Sen groaned slightly.
"Is something wrong, Osen-neechan?" Kosuzu asked, worried of her adopted sister.
A moment then, Sen shook her head. "It's nothing, actually. But if Chizuru-chan's school is not suitable for her, I might be able to convince to teachers to let you have a Shimabara High School Girls'." She sighed heavily, took a sipped of her tea. "But it seems that you have no problem of your new school life, Chizuru-chan."
"Ahh.. don't worry about it, Osen-chan." The brunette said nervously. "Even if we're not in a same school, we're still be able to meet each other here, right?" In truth, Chizuru didn't want to rely on Sen and Kosuzu anymore. The Suzuki Siblings had helped her a lot when they were in Middle School. She'd really glad to get helped by them. Although she couldn't helped herself but feels... helpless. They had done so many things to her, and yet..
"So Chizuru-chan, do have a new friends in your new school?" the elder sister of Suzuki changed the topics after then. It's been a while they hadn't talked this kind of conversation, and Sen is curiously wants to know what kind of friend does her friend had.
"Well, I find Okita-senpai can be quite scary sometimes, and it's hard to say whether his threat was taking it as a joke or seriously… It's been a while I haven't seen Heisuke-kun, my childhood friend for along time now, but he seems to be fine, and so as Kaoru, too. Saitou-senpai was a bit distant person at first, but the more I've gotten knew about him, the more I realized how kind and gentle he can be. Ryuunosuke-kun is a good friend in my classmate, he'd been helped me quite a lot for a week now, included Harada-sensei too. And…." Chizuru suddenly stopped speaking as she realized the Suzuki Siblings looked at her suspicious as if she spoke something that they shouldn't have known. "Um… is something wrong?"
"Chizuru-chan..," Sen called the brunette's name. "By looking of it, you seem introducing us a friend of boys. Don't you have any friend of girl like us?"
Crap! She's totally forgotten that Hakuou Academy is an all-boys high school! Why did she always spoke without thinking, anyway? Now Sen and Kosuzu have already feeling suspicious about her new school life now. She's gotta find a way to let them knew she'll be fine in her new life, even if she's the only female in Hakuou Academy.
"Ahh… yes, I forgot to introduce Miyu-chan too. She's in a same classmate of mine, and a very good guider when I was lost in the first day at school. Also…," she couldn't help herself but feel regretful each words of lies that she spoke to the Suzuki Siblings. But that's the only way of not letting them knew that Chizuru has been in an all-boys high school all this time.
"That's relief then, Chizuru-chan." Sen said, sighed softly. And here she thought, Chizuru would be alone once again just like her first day in Middle School back then. Ever since they're in different school, she'll always worried about the brunette a lot, hoping that if the school that she'd studied is not suitable her much, Sen might be able to convince the principal of Shimabara High School Girls' already…
After finishing their usual conversation and their tea time is over, they decided to leave already, even though Sen still wanted to know more about her friend's new life in school. Of course, there are so many things she had to do, actually.
"Alright then, as usual. We will meet up here in the next weekend." Sen said, after they had their dating. "See you then, Chizuru-chan~!"
The brunette waved to them back and ready to leave.
*RING!*
Chizuru took the cellphone from her pocket and read a mail whose belongs to her father. She giggled quietly, as she read it.
I'm so glad you're doing fine there. I'm sorry that I couldn't able to see you in the first day at school. A few doctors need me so badly, and I couldn't able to say 'No' to them. I hope you can understand, Chizuru. Still, I'll try my best to find a free day to see you again.
As soon as she finished reading a message from her father, she decided to text him back to make sure that she's fine even if she lived alone this time:
Don't worry, Father. I'm fine in Hakuou Academy. They were very nice and friendly too. I also able to see Kaoru too. It's been a while since I've seen him, and he's fine as well. But please Father, you should take care of your health as well. You don't have to work too much just because they need you. Doctor Matsumoto had gave you an advice to take a break every once in a while, right? Still, I'll be waiting for your return then, Father.
At that, she pressed on 'Send' button after she text everything that's been in her mind for her Father.
Before her school life begin, Kodou went to the overseas because one of a doctor called him for help, in which, he couldn't refused it and had to leave Chizuru alone in the house. Despite Kodou won't be back until his job finish, the brunette still be able to contact with him when he has a time.
Even if I'm alone, I'd still have Heisuke-kun and Kaoru in Hakuou Academy. There's no need to worry about me this time, father, she thought herself, gripped her cell phone tightly and her mind began to have lots of friends in her new high school.
She suddenly came back to sense as soon as she heard a sound of barking coming from behind.
Chizuru turned around and noticed a Shiba Inu quickly went toward to her and jumped on her, which she accidently fell onto the ground. A white dog waved its tail excitedly and sniffed around Chizuru as if she's the dog's food.
"Yuuki! Didn't I tell you not to run off somewhere?" A male voice spoke, sighed as he finally found his dog. Yuuki barked in replied, and went back to its Master. Chizuru's eyes widening as she laid her eyes on the man in front of her. Of all the places she met him why here?!
She didn't know she could meet Kazama here! Not just that, she's not even disguised herself as in Taiki! What should she do?!
As the crimson-red orbs lay on the almond-brown eyes, he couldn't help himself, but to feel something familiarity about those eyes.
"You look familiar.." Kazama spoke quietly. "Have we met before?" Chizuru started to become panic already; trying to find a way not to let this man knows that she disguised herself as Taiki.
"Ah..! N-no, I don't think we've met before, Kazama-senpai."As she called the President's name, she began to feel a little regretful for blurting out without thinking.
"If we haven't met yet, I don't remember I'll tell my name to a stranger before.." he replied, feeling a little suspicious about this young girl already.
"Well, I... I've heard a lot from Kaoru, that's all." She decided not to give up herself of not letting him to feel curious about her even more. She needs to find a way of not letting Kazama knew that she is Taiki.
"Is that so?" he began to smirk. Somehow, she had a feeling that, the President didn't believe all the words she spoke a moment ago. Damn.. she wasn't a good liar, actually.
"Anyway," Kazama began to change a subject. "I would like to say thank you for finding Yuuki. I've never seen her attaching with anyone, except me before."
"But.. Yuuki-san was pouncing on me. I don't think I was being helpful or something."
"That's true."
She didn't know why, but this conversation really different than she was being as Taiki. It wasn't quite awkward... well, it's a bit complicated in the beginning, but now, she could felt a very different aura around him here. When she's in a Student Council room for the first time alone with him, he has such a very dangerous aura, as if it told us not to look down on him; disobey him once, and we'll get a punishment.
Does that mean he knew that I am a girl...?
She took a glanced on Kazama for a moment, as the President was focusing on petting his dog, then shook her head slightly, disagreed of what she thought a moment ago.
No, it can't be.. If that man knew that she was a girl, he should have told her, why she came to Hakuou Academy since the beginning. He should have told the principal that she disguised herself as a boy.
Nothing's odd happening for the last week then, and none of the students didn't felt any suspicious about her gender when she pretended herself as Taiki yet.
I didn't know Kazama-senpai can be... stupid for not noticing of my real gender.
She couldn't help herself but feels the need to smile; relief that he hadn't noticed Taiki has been a girl all this time. Although, she knew that she can't kept this secret forever.
She has to tell them the truth. However, she wasn't sure when...
Kazama noticed the young girl smiled all of a sudden, curiously want to know why she's smiled all about.
"Why are you smiling?"
Chizuru startled for a moment, flailed her arms in front of her chest in panic, hadn't realized the President noticed her smiled.
"N-Nothing, really. It's just that, I didn't know Yuuki-san taken liking me, despite this is really the very first time we met." She explained in half-lie and half-true. It's true that the reason she smiled because how relief she was that not everyone noticed of her real gender in Hakuou Academy, then again, she's also have starting to curious as to why the President's dog had a fond of her so much.
"From what I remembered," Kazama began. "Since she was a puppy, she has never trusted anyone, except me. My family bought me a dog when I was a child, it was Christmas back then. At first, Yuuki was a bit.. loner dog, prefer to be alone and refused to play one of my family member." He explained, as he remembered how his family members tried to play with her, though she refused to play them, in which they've given up to play with Yuuki anymore. Somehow, he couldn't believe she would have a soft spot for him, in the end.
Chizuru couldn't help herself but to amaze of him. She can't imagine this man could tell a story of his life for someone like her. After all, both of them were still 'stranger' to each other. How could this man would tell his backstory with someone like her? Does he taken liking her as well? Or.. is there any reason that he wants to tell this to the brunette?
"…Yuuki-san must've like to have a kind master like you"
"Of course," he grinned widely, but not in arrogant way like she used to see. "If I wasn't a 'kind' master, I wouldn't have come out to take a walk with him already."
Chizuru covered her lips with her hands, giggled quietly, as if she'd just spoke such nonsense. What he just said is true, Yuuki wouldn't have been here already, if she wasn't grateful to have a master like Kazama.
A moment then, Kazama and Chizuru heard a familiar sound, as if they're trying to attract them. It was a crepe stand, actually. The crepe stand there was really delicious, most kids enjoyed eating them.
"So there's a crepe stand, eh?" Kazama's eyes then laid on Chizuru's before he spoke. "Do you want a crepe? I'll treat for you."
"Eh..? Are you sure?"
"Of course. It's my return for finding Yuuki. She seems taken liking you as well." He said, the white Shiba Inu barked at her master back.
"Well.. I guess I couldn't say no then.."
"Great. Take care of Yuuki while I'm going to buy the crepe. What flavor do you prefer?"
"Ah.. strawberry would be nice."
At that, Kazama went to the crepe stand, leaving the brunette and his dog stayed on the bench for a moment then.
As Chizuru waited for the crepe, she spent her times playing with the President's dog. The white Shiba Inu was very dependable. Yuuki seems to be enjoyed getting pet on her head, especially by her master and the brunette.
She couldn't help herself but to smile, even though she tried not to. She'd really can't imagine how loyal master Kazama can be, but seeing how Yuuki trusted the President so much.. she guessed Kazama is nothing so-called Oni President much. He can be strict in Hakuou Academy, yes, but, he was really different person right here.. well, except his arrogant and self-important attitude, of course.
"Here." Kazama finally arrived with two crepes and said simply to Chizuru, gave a strawberry flavor like she'd wanted.
"Ah.. thank you very much," she spoke, accepting the crepe that Kazama had bought just now.
The couple sat on the bench together, eating their crepes, as they watched a few people doing around the park. Some kids played with others, a few couples were having a date as well.
How odd that the brunette doesn't feel uncomfortable around him here. Well, that's probably may because of her disguising as a boy, and they're obviously alone in the Student Council room.
A moment then, she realized Kazama kept looking at her all the time as soon as he'd finished his crepe.
"Um.. is something wrong?" Somehow, Chizuru couldn't help but felt something déjà vu about this memory…
The brunette jolted slightly, as Kazama's knuckles gripped her chin, letting her eyes see nothing but his crimson-red orbs. She could felt her heart pounding swiftly once more just like before. She felt a little feared that this man might be able to find out of Taiki's real identity already..
"Y-yes?!" Chizuru feels the desire to speak up already. She wasn't good in words much, but she has to say something or things might become even more complicated.
Kazama's smirk began widen, as if he finds this girl quite interesting. "You're definitely familiar to me."
"Eh..?" she looked at him in confused.
"Such big, yet innocent eyes you have just like him.. born to have a timid personality.. no matter how wrong you are, yet you're still not a kind of person who would given up too easily. Despite your face is a little bit boy-ish, but you'd still look attractive." He spoke quietly, as if he actually speaking to himself, but wouldn't mind if the girl heard of what he said just now.
"Um.." Chizuru was lost in words. She didn't know what she had to say to him. Protesting would be futile since he's obviously ignored it if she tried pushing him off.
"I wonder..," he whispered once more. "If there's any relationship between you and Taiki..?"
She looked at him in stunned. She wasn't sure what she has to do now.. would she tells him the truth about Taiki's secret or not…? Then again, she did told herself that she can't kept this secret forever, or things might gotten horrible. Before Chizuru spoke up, Kazama grinned once again, but lets his fingers off from the brunette's chin.
"I think it is time for me to take a leave." The President said, stood up from the bench. "I'm sure we'll meet again someday. Yuuki would be glad to see you again."
Before she could say anything, Kazama had already left with his dog, waved his hand off to the brunette, as if he was hoping to see her again.
Somehow, he was definitely a different person towards Chizuru. It wasn't cold like she used to see in Hakuou Academy.. there isn't any arrogant attitude a lot like she usually seen in school.. Kazama was different man like she used to see. It doesn't bother her much, but she was hoping to see this kind of side Kazama as in Taiki… someday.
Is this the man really the Oni President like I used to see…?
A/N: I enjoyed writing this chapter a lot, especially Kazachizu part. I know Saitou actually joins Kendo club, but I don't really think Chizuru would interest in Kendo. If she did, Kazama wouldn't happy about his wife.. uhh, I mean, husband XDD
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You should see for yourself whether Kazama knew Chizuru is a girl or not ;3 Hm.. I never liked Hijikata before because of his standoffish and grumpy attitude(I also haven't watch anime yet, and I don't want to choose Hijikata route too cuz I hate to see Hijikata killed Kazama xD), but I will try it how Hijikata taking interest in Chizuru
Spoiler: Before his route begin, yes, Kazama forces her to be his wife, but Chizuru kept rejecting him(but in my point of view, she was being Tsundere xP) And yes, at the end of Kazama's route, Hijikata and others are died.